Second Reading

Commentary on Romans 1:16-17; 3:22b-28 [29-31]

What does the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ accomplish? [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 4:1-5

What irritates our sensibilities more? The claim that we are [...]

Commentary on 2 Corinthians 13:11-13

Relating this biblical text to the liturgical context is no [...]

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

I would have fit in well in Corinth. The Corinthian [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11

These verses repeat and recast the pattern that 1 Peter [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 3:13-22

The harrowing of hell (3:19) has attracted the attention of poetic and illustrative imaginations throughout [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 2:2-10

These verses involve several intriguing exegetical nuances–points that probably will not make explicit appearances in [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 2:19-25

We ought to first note that the lectionary this week has skipped over I Peter [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:17-23

On the Second Sunday after Easter the given text was I Peter 1.3-9 This week’s [...]

Commentary on 1 Peter 1:3-9

The First Letter of Peter is addressed to the exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, [...]